Twilight Time Discussion Thread

[MrClarke]

Originally Posted by Frightener22

Since pre-orders go up tomorrow for "Enemy Mine" and "Night of the Living Dead", does anyone know how Twilight Time / Screen Archives operates via there Amazon storefront? Will those two titles go up on there storefront tomorrow as pre-orders as well? I'm curious because if you order directly through the Screen Archives website, you're charged immediately, correct? Whereas through Amazon, it won't charge until it ships. Thanks in advance guys!

Their site claims they only charge immediately for PayPal purchases.

[themoviefanatic]

anyone know if the shipping for US is a fixed price , or if you order 3 TT titles its cheaper then ordering 3 separate TT tiles at different times?

[Blueherring]

Is the 4pm pre order time the same as new York time?


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[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Slikkbradd

anyone know if the shipping for US is a fixed price , or if you order 3 TT titles its cheaper then ordering 3 separate TT tiles at different times?

Shipping is cheaper with each additional item.

Originally Posted by Blueherring

Is the 4pm pre order time the same as new York time?

Yes.

[Blueherring]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Shipping is cheaper with each additional item.



Yes.

Thanks so looks like I will need to set the alarm for 5:50am... See u all then


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[Tns49]

Originally Posted by Blueherring

Thanks so looks like I will need to set the alarm for 5:50am... See u all then


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Note probably even more so with international shipping, but most of us wouldn't know for sure.

You probably dont need to get up early if you don't want to. Even the title that sold out the fastest took a couple of weeks after actual release. The others that have sold out took longer. None have sold out before their release date.

[Dex Robinson]

Originally Posted by Blueherring

Thanks so looks like I will need to set the alarm for 5:50am... See u all then

Just to be clear on this point: I wouldn't get out of bed at 5:50 AM even if Kate Beckinsale was knocking on my door with coffee and donuts in one hand and a copy of Criterion's Third Man Blu-ray in the other hand.

[JoeDeM]

Originally Posted by Dex Robinson

Just to be clear on this point: I wouldn't get out of bed at 5:50 AM even if Kate Beckinsale was knocking on my door with coffee and donuts in one hand and a copy of Criterion's Third Man Blu-ray in the other hand.

I'd already be up and waiting for her

[Whirlygig]

Originally Posted by Blueherring

One last question, are there still magnets floating around of the blu collection a generic TT magnet i saw someone posted?

Not sure what you mean by "floating around", or if you mean the one I think you do (with just a scattering of various titles all laying around in the picture) but I got one with my last order of 3 titles that shipped exactly 1 month ago, if that gives you any hope?

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by Blueherring

I am planning on ordering NOTLD, Enemy mine (after reading about it), Rapture and Swamp Water (2 i havent got around to purchasing). Also wondering if there are any others I should really consider, I was wondering about Bite the Bullet or Bell book and candle??

I already have these:
The Egyptian, Mysterious Island, Fright Night, Desiree, Picnic, Journey, The Big Heat, As Good as it gets, Those magnificent men, The wayward bus and The Kremlin Letter.

Oh good...you've already seen at least one of TT's DVD-only titles Blueherring - their first, and also one of their best. Since TT's switch to Blu-ray exclusively, those early DVDs have become a forgotten page out of this label's catalogue, and although I can certainly understand why Blu-ray enthusiasts might be ignoring them - initially I did as well - there are still some reel forgotten gems there. In addition to the aforementioned The Kremlin Letter, there's also Bogart's The Left Hand of God, Fate Is The Hunter, the 60s Stagecoach remake, and especially Daphne du Maurier's My Cousin Rachel. In fact, the latter looked and sounded so good, even in SD, that it could have easily gone out as a Blu-ray if they'd been doing them at the time. It also happens to be a cracking good gothic romance mystery with a mesmerizing early performance by Richard Burton, plus customary solid work by Olivia de Havilland. The vintage B&W full frame production values were state-of-the art in '52.

As the TT collection matures, I hope some of these current DVD-only gems can be taken to Blu...at least those that already have a solid HD source to work from. Violent Saturday was letterboxed, which no doubt leaves it out of the running until Fox can remaster, if ever. But some of the others have been gorgeous discs, as far as DVDs go...and like the rest of the collection, all of them have isolated scores and Julie Kirgo essay booklets. So when you consider DVD MODs from other houses burned from sometimes dicey unrestored SD masters routinely being offered at the same $19.95 price point (or more), then these stamped TT DVD editions are a pretty darn good value. At this point, I'm reluctant to invest much in the DVD format, but realize some of these titles might have no other hard media release besides an eventual dump to MOD, so TT's DVDs could eventually become the 'only game in town' and the best there is.

Hopefully, SAE will offer another bonus deal on TT's DVDs to allow more Blu-ray buyers to sample their quality. If given another opportunity like that, don't be afraid to take a chance on something like My Cousin Rachel. I can confidently say it's among the best looking DVDs I've ever seen, and it upscaled beautifully on my PS3.

[MrClarke]

Don't know if it's already been mentioned, but Bruce the TT fanboy stated on their Facebook page that "Christine" is coming to blu soon from them. Don't know how much truth it is to it, but TT didn't delete it, or comment for that matter.

[lcummins]

Both ordered!!!

[oildude]

Got 'em - NOTLD and Enemy Mine! No problems whatsoever. SAE system upgrades are a winner.

[IdeaOfEvil]

Order placed with no problems for NotLD and EM

[NoirFan]

2 of each for me, site is working fine.

[Arkadin]

ordered NOTLD.
no issues at all.

[Blueherring]

It really is quiet on here, guess not that many pre-ordering NOTLD, I expected it to be quite popular.
Well I have put my order in:

NOTLD, Enemy Mine, Swamp Water and Rapture, decided to stick to just the 4

Nice pain free experience, added to cart right on 6am (4pm American) and processed without hassle, so i can go back to bed now, needed a glass of water anyway

Edit. in the time i typed that message 5 posts of people who ordered, so i'm not alone afterall
Happy ordering, looking forward to receiving these, goodnight.

[HD Goofnut]

Ordered NOTLD and Enemy Mine.

[Chris @ SAE]

After the last site crash from Journey to the Center of the Earth release we did a lot of updates, upgrades, fixes, etc. to the server and coding to optimize performance. We saw 0 issues with everyone bottle necking the site at the 4pm release time today. We should be just fine moving forward!

Thanks for the support and orders!

[bboisvert]

Originally Posted by Chris @ SAE

After the last site crash from Journey to the Center of the Earth release we did a lot of updates, upgrades, fixes, etc. to the server and coding to optimize performance. We saw 0 issues with everyone bottle necking the site at the 4pm release time today. We should be just fine moving forward!

Thanks for the support and orders!

Thank you for that -- it made a HUGE difference!